Ypsilanti

Ypsilanti (HM1PD6)

Location: Ypsilanti, MI 48197 Washtenaw County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 14.687', W 83° 36.781'

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Located at the juncture of old Indian trails and the Huron River, this area was the camping and burying ground for several Indian tribes. In 1809 Gabriel Godfroy established an Indian trading post on the west bank of the Huron which he maintained for about ten years. Benjamin Woodruff and companions came up the river by boat in 1823 and settled one mile west of here at Woodruff's Grove. In 1825 a town was platted by Judge Augustus B. Woodward of Detroit and two local men, William Harwood and John Stewart. Situated on both sides of the Huron where the famous Chicago Road (now U.S. 12) crossed the river, the town was named Ypsilanti in honor of the Greek war hero, Demetrius Ypsilanti. The home of Eastern Michigan University, the oldest state teachers college west of Albany, Ypsilanti is also the site of one of the state's very first publicly-supported secondary schools. In World War II the Willow Run plant was erected to build B-24 bombers which were vitally important to the war effort. True to its heritage, Ypsilanti has grown in the mainstream of commerce, industry, and education.

Side 2
1 You are here
2 Cleary College
3 Eastern Michigan University
4 Ypsilanti Monument
5 Site of Godfroy's trading post
6 Beyer Memorial Hospital
7 Willow Run Airport
8 Site of Woodruff's Grove
9 Michigan Avenue interchange
10 Grove Road interchange
Original plat of Ypsilanti
Details
HM NumberHM1PD6
Series This marker is part of the Michigan: Michigan Historical Commission series
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Marker Number237
Year Placed1963
Placed ByMichigan Historical Commission and The Rotary Club
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, November 17th, 2015 at 9:03am PST -08:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 284420 N 4680260
Decimal Degrees42.24478333, -83.61301667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 14.687', W 83° 36.781'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 14' 41.22" N, 83° 36' 46.86" W
Driving DirectionsGoogle Maps
Area Code(s)734, 248, 810, 586
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 101 Emmet St, Ypsilanti MI 48197, US
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